PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Goober Joose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaarlo Sonninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joose comes to the cage accompanied by 'Till I Collapse' by Eminem. The key to victory for Goober Joose has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Joose
vs
Sonninen

172 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

5th Round Clothing

PRIME DESIGNS

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goober Joose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kaarlo Sonninen!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joose shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sonninen pinned against the cage. Sonninen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Joose lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Kaarlo Sonninen has been cut.
Joose defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sonninen.
No luck for Sonninen with that takedown attempt.

Sonninen rushes Joose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Joose tries to pull guard but Sonninen won't allow it.

Sonninen manages to break the clinch.
Joose misses with a wild body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joose.
Sonninen leaves Joose 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 Goober Joose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joose scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joose tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joose.
Joose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sonninen as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Joose or perhaps it was just good defense by Sonninen which made him look bad.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Joose shoots in and bounces Sonninen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sonninen keeping moving, preventing Joose from controlling successfully.
Joose wants to pass the guard but Sonninen is keeping the position.
Sonninen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kaarlo Sonninen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Joose throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Joose throws a leg kick that misses.

Sonninen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Joose is looking to improve his position.
Joose moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sonninen postures up in Joose's guard and throws a big left but Joose blocks it.
Joose looking for a sweep. Not yet Joose, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonninen tries to free his leg and advance position but Joose is retaining full guard.
Sonninen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen wants to control from the top but Joose keeps moving.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kaarlo Sonninen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sonninen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joose.
No luck for Sonninen with that takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Joose.
Joose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonninen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Joose can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Joose as Sonninen shoots in.
Joose shoots in looking for a takedown. Sonninen tries to sprawl out of it but Joose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sonninen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Joose misses with a wild body shot.
Joose tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joose leaves Sonninen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sonninen fails with a takedown attempt.
Joose changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sonninen tries to avoid it but Joose manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sonninen to the ground. Sonninen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joose throws a sloppy head kick and Sonninen moves out of range easily.
Joose is breathing heavily.
Joose throws a head kick that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Joose - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonninen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Sonninen dives in and scores a takedown into Joose's guard.
Sonninen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sonninen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Goober Joose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Sonninen's cut.
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.

Horrible takedown by Sonninen or perhaps it was just good defense by Joose which made him look bad.
Sonninen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joose leaves Sonninen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Sonninen scores a takedown into full mount!
Sonninen landing strikes from the mount.
Sonninen avoids the attempt from Joose to control.
Joose really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sonninen landing punches.
Sonninen dominating with strikes here.
Sonninen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonninen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sonninen blocks Joose's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kaarlo Sonninen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joose is looking to escape.
Joose can't escape the position.
Joose tries to hold on but Sonninen postures up.
Joose is trying desperately to improve position.
Sonninen landing punches.
Joose tries to hold on but Sonninen postures up.
Sonninen looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joose is looking to get to half guard.
Sonninen landing strikes from the mount.
Sonninen trying to control but Joose is having none of it.
The referee warns Joose that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
BOOM! Sonninen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Joose tries to hold on but Sonninen postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonninen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Joose is looking to escape.
Joose tries to hold on but Sonninen pushes him away.
Sonninen controlling from mount.
Sonninen lands a big elbow.
Sonninen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonninen lands a nice shot to the head.
Joose is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sonninen pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joose working to try and regain half guard.
Sonninen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Joose is looking to get to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sonninen raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sonninen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonninen unloading with bombs!
Sonninen tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonninen lands with some strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joose is bucking up trying to escape but Sonninen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sonninen trying to control but Joose is having none of it.
Joose wants to hold on but Sonninen pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaarlo Sonninen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kaarlo Sonninen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Joose cracks the inside of Sonninen's front leg.
Sonninen defending well as Joose loads up on a big left hand.
Sonninen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joose sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Joose shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sonninen as he avoids it easily.
Joose fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sonninen.
Sonninen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Sonninen gets a double leg takedown into Joose's guard.

Joose looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sonninen lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Joose looking for a guillotine here but Sonninen defends easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sonninen wants to control from the top but Joose keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonninen controls from within his opponent's guard.

Joose pushes a forearm under Sonninen's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Sonninen is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Goober Joose!
Goober Joose very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.