PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Sasquatch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Valtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valtonen has chosen Thunderstruck as his entrance music. Daniel Sasquatch looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Sasquatch
vs
Valtonen

185 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

218 cm
23
247 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sasquatch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toni Valtonen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valtonen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sasquatch scores with a head kick. Valtonen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Valtonen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sasquatch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Valtonen decides to stand back up.

Sasquatch closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Valtonen quickly recovers to half guard.
Valtonen wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasquatch throwing shots but Valtonen is blocking nicely.
Valtonen moves into full guard.
Sasquatch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Sasquatch won't allow Valtonen to sweep him here.
Sasquatch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valtonen's head.
Valtonen wants to sweep but no luck.
Valtonen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valtonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sasquatch is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valtonen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Sasquatch has passed into side control.
Sasquatch working the ground and pound.
Sasquatch controlling from side mount.
Valtonen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sasquatch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Sasquatch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Valtonen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sasquatch off and has taken his back!

Sasquatch is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Sasquatch is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Valtonen gets his way!
Valtonen looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasquatch controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Valtonen working for a choke but Sasquatch is defending well.

Valtonen is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sasquatch has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Valtonen tightening his grip on Sasquatch, looking for the choke.

Sasquatch defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Valtonen's arms.

Valtonen seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Sasquatch's chin but Sasquatch turns very nicely into Valtonen's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Sasquatch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valtonen looking to control.
Valtonen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sasquatch stays in close to Valtonen's body and controls the position.
Sasquatch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Valtonen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sasquatch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Valtonen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Valtonen can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Valtonen keeping moving, preventing Sasquatch from controlling successfully.
Sasquatch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's five minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Valtonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Valtonen, not yet.
Valtonen keeping moving, preventing Sasquatch from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Daniel Sasquatch just wasn't active enough.
Sasquatch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sasquatch looks for a takedown but Valtonen sprawls well.
Valtonen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valtonen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Valtonen fails to land the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Sasquatch gets a takedown into half guard.
Sasquatch slows the pace down in half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Sasquatch passes to full mount!
Valtonen is looking to get to half guard.
Sasquatch tries to control but Valtonen wriggling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valtonen throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Sasquatch controlling the position easily from mount.
Valtonen tries to reverse the position but Sasquatch maintains control.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Sasquatch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valtonen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sasquatch controlling the position easily from mount.
Valtonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sasquatch controlling from mount.
Valtonen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Sasquatch with good strikes from the mount here!
Valtonen wants to control but Sasquatch is having none of it.
Sasquatch punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sasquatch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Valtonen is looking to escape.
Sasquatch looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sasquatch cracks Valtonen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Valtonen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Valtonen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Sasquatch.
A nice elbow there by Sasquatch.
Valtonen is bucking up trying to escape but Sasquatch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Valtonen tries to hold on but Sasquatch postures up.
Sasquatch controlling from the full mount.
Sasquatch has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Sasquatch prevents Valtonen from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sasquatch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Valtonen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sasquatch takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Valtonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Sasquatch dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Valtonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sasquatch misses with a head kick.

Valtonen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sasquatch napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Valtonen is trying to get an arm triangle but Sasquatch is defending well.
Valtonen is looking to take a break and control but Sasquatch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Valtonen stands up and beckons Sasquatch to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Sasquatch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Valtonen sprawls well initially but Sasquatch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasquatch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valtonen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valtonen is looking for a sweep. Sasquatch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sasquatch in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Valtonen tries to get to full guard but Sasquatch has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valtonen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sasquatch sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Sasquatch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sasquatch shoots in looking for a takedown but Valtonen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sasquatch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valtonen shoots in looking for a takedown. Sasquatch tries to sprawl out of it but Valtonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sasquatch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters circling a little - Sasquatch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Sasquatch throws a head kick that Valtonen semi-blocks.
Valtonen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valtonen fails to land the takedown.
Valtonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sasquatch as he jumps to the side.
Daniel Sasquatch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toni Valtonen.
Valtonen throws a sloppy head kick and Sasquatch moves out of range easily.
Sasquatch misses with a wild combination.
Valtonen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniel Sasquatch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sasquatch gets a double leg takedown into Valtonen's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sasquatch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sasquatch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sasquatch stopping the sweep attempt from Valtonen.
Sasquatch thows a big elbow that misses.
Sasquatch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Valtonen is wriggling around but Sasquatch manages to pass to half guard.
Sasquatch slips a nice elbow through Valtonen's hands, connecting with Valtonen's forehead.
Sasquatch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sasquatch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Valtonen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sasquatch.
Valtonen is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sasquatch jumps into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valtonen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sasquatch controlling from side mount.
Sasquatch grinds an elbow into Valtonen's temple.
Valtonen tries to bench press Sasquatch off him but Sasquatch keeps the position.
Valtonen is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Sasquatch has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Valtonen is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sasquatch yanks on the arm and Valtonen is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sasquatch.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Sasquatch!