PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Da Guia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Suikkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Da Guia
vs
Suikkanen

175 cm
19
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Da Guia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Suikkanen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Guia tries to close the distance and clinch but Suikkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Suikkanen looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Suikkanen tries to clinch there but Da Guia circles away.
Da Guia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suikkanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Da Guia sprawls well. Da Guia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suikkanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Guia is looking to clinch but Suikkanen is avoiding it.
Da Guia wants to clinch.
Da Guia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suikkanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Suikkanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Guia.

Da Guia closes the distance and pushes Suikkanen back into the cage.
Da Guia has Suikkanen pressed against the cage, preventing Suikkanen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Guia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suikkanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Suikkanen is trying to force a seperation but Da Guia has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Guia misses with a knee strike.
Suikkanen is trying to stall.

Da Guia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Guia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suikkanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Guia tries to close the distance and clinch but Suikkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Guia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Guia wants to clinch up but Suikkanen keeps it at a distance.
Da Guia moves in looking to clinch but Suikkanen pushes him off.
Da Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suikkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Guia is looking to clinch.

Da Guia closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Guia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Da Guia breaks from the clinch.
Carlos Da Guia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Guia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Guia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Guia wants to clinch.
Da Guia doesn't manage to clinch there - Suikkanen circles away.
Da Guia doesn't manage to clinch there - Suikkanen circles away.
Da Guia tries to clinch but Suikkanen is having none of it.
Carlos Da Guia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Guia tries to clinch up but Suikkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Suikkanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Guia circles away.
Da Guia moves in looking to clinch but Suikkanen pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suikkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.

Suikkanen tries to keep at a distance but Da Guia has taken the fight into the clinch.

Da Guia breaks from the clinch.
Da Guia is looking to clinch.
Da Guia is looking to clinch.

Suikkanen moves into the clinch successfully.

Da Guia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Guia is looking to clinch but Suikkanen is avoiding it.
Suikkanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Guia circles away.
Da Guia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suikkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Suikkanen doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Guia circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Guia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Da Guia tries to clinch but Suikkanen is having none of it.
Da Guia tries to clinch up.
Da Guia misses with a head kick.
Da Guia is looking to clinch but Suikkanen is avoiding it.
Suikkanen moves in looking to clinch but Da Guia pushes him off.
Da Guia tries to clinch up but Suikkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Guia wants to clinch up but Suikkanen keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Guia tries to clinch up.
Da Guia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Da Guia takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Da Guia dominated that round.
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.

Da Guia doesn't manage to clinch there - Suikkanen circles away.
Da Guia tries to close the distance and clinch but Suikkanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Guia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlos Da Guia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Guia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suikkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Guia tries to clinch but Suikkanen is having none of it.
Suikkanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Guia.
Da Guia doesn't manage to clinch there - Suikkanen circles away.
Suikkanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Guia.
Suikkanen is breathing heavily.

Da Guia clinches up against the cage.

Da Guia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Guia tries to clinch up but Suikkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos Da Guia is winning the standup battle so far.
Suikkanen keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Guia swats away the attempt to clinch by Suikkanen.
Da Guia moves in looking to clinch but Suikkanen pushes him off.
Suikkanen misses with a looping right.
Suikkanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Guia.

Da Guia closes the distance and pushes Suikkanen back into the cage.
Suikkanen tries to break free but Da Guia pushes him back against the cage.

Da Guia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Da Guia has closed the distance and engaged Suikkanen in a clinch.
Da Guia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Suikkanen's face.

It looks like Jussi Suikkanen has been cut.

Da Guia breaks from the clinch.
Suikkanen misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Da Guia darts in and clinches Suikkanen up against the cage.

Da Guia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Guia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suikkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Guia tries to clinch there but Suikkanen circles away.
Da Guia is looking to clinch but Suikkanen is avoiding it.
Da Guia wants to clinch.
Suikkanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Guia.
Da Guia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Guia is looking to clinch.
Suikkanen keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Da Guia moves into the clinch.

Da Guia manages to break the clinch.
Da Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.

Da Guia pushes Suikkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Guia is stalling here.

Da Guia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Guia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Guia tries to clinch there but Suikkanen circles away.
Da Guia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suikkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Guia wants to clinch up but Suikkanen keeps it at a distance.

Da Guia forces Suikkanen back against the cage and clinches.

Da Guia breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Guia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Guia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Da Guia gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Da Guia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Da Guia escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Guia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Guia tries to clinch there but Suikkanen circles away.
Da Guia wants to clinch.
Da Guia tries to clinch there but Suikkanen circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Guia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Da Guia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suikkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Da Guia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jussi Suikkanen'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Da Guia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Da Guia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suikkanen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Suikkanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Da Guia looks to clinch

and Suikkanen counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Da Guia!
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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Suikkanen tries to control but Da Guia wriggling away.
Da Guia regains half guard.
Suikkanen stops Da Guia from getting back to his feet.
Da Guia trying to control but Suikkanen postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Guia is looking to escape.
Suikkanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Da Guia holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Suikkanen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Da Guia is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suikkanen trying to control from half guard but Da Guia is working away.
Da Guia is trying to control but can't.
Da Guia is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carlos Da Guia.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Da Guia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Guia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Guia tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suikkanen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Guia wants to clinch.
Da Guia tries to clinch but Suikkanen moves out of range.
Suikkanen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Guia moves in looking to clinch but Suikkanen pushes him off.
Da Guia is looking to clinch.
Da Guia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Guia throws a nice head kick!
Da Guia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suikkanen can do to turn this around?

Da Guia pushes Suikkanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Suikkanen has had enough of the clinch but Da Guia keeps him there for the moment.
Da Guia pushes off an throws an elbow but Suikkanen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Guia stalling.

Da Guia breaks from the clinch.
Da Guia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suikkanen blocks a head kick by Da Guia.

Da Guia forces Suikkanen back against the cage and clinches.
Da Guia slowing the pace effectively.
Suikkanen jumps guard but Da Guia stands there with Suikkanen around his waist. Suikkanen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jussi Suikkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Guia has Suikkanen pushed against the cage.

Da Guia breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Guia tries to clinch up but Suikkanen circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos Da Guia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Guia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Da Guia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Da Guia, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Da Guia!