PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Wailer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mono - 16.12. Wailer has chosen Soul Rebel as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Leo Sarsola has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Leo Sarsola seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Sarsola
vs
Wailer

180 cm
25
197 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

190 cm
24
200 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!
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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bunny Wailer!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wailer's corner calls for a 1-2. Wailer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Wailer.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarsola.
Sarsola lands with a hook. Wailer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wailer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Wailer misses.
Wailer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sarsola lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sarsola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wailer under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wailer works Sarsola's body with a nice hook.
Sarsola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sarsola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wailer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarsola.
Sarsola staying out of range there.
Sarsola takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leo Sarsola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wailer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sarsola.
Sarsola fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wailer is out of range.
Wailer misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sarsola.
Wailer throws a hook to the side of Sarsola's head but Sarsola sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wailer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sarsola in his tracks.
Sarsola throws a shot to the body.
Sarsola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A clash of legs there as Wailer blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarsola misses the target.

Wailer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sarsola to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sarsola trying to control but Wailer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wailer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wailer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sarsola looking to sit in guard and control but Wailer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wailer looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wailer stands up from Sarsola's guard - Wailer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Wailer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wailer with a hook.
Wailer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bunny Wailer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarsola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wailer was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarsola.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Wailer.
Sarsola lands an overhand right.
Sarsola changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wailer tries to avoid it but Sarsola manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wailer to the ground. Wailer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wailer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarsola throws a combination that misses
and Wailer counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarsola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wailer manages to avoid it.
Sarsola thuds a left hand into Wailer's body.
Wailer staying out of range there.
Sarsola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wailer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wailer ducks under a wild hook from Sarsola.
Wailer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Sarsola 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.

Wailer takes a swing at Sarsola's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wailer. Sarsola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wailer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wailer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wailer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarsola throws a hook but Wailer avoids it easily.
Wailer swings for the body but Sarsola moves out of range.
Sarsola shoots for a double leg takedown but Wailer sprawls well. He's pushed Sarsola's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sarsola looks to land a left hand but Wailer moved out of range nicely.
Leo Sarsola is winning the standup battle so far.
Sarsola misses with a wild body shot.
Sarsola misses with a hook
and Wailer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarsola connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola throws a chopping leg kick but Wailer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sarsola throws a jab when Wailer was well out of range.
Sarsola shoots in looking for a takedown. Wailer tries to sprawl out of it but Sarsola keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wailer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sarsola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sarsola on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sarsola tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wailer jabs Sarsola to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wailer connects with a solid leg kick.
Wailer misses with a body punch
and Sarsola finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Sarsola shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sarsola was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns Wailer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sarsola has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Sarsola is working for a guillotine from mount but Wailer frees his head quite easily.
Sarsola cracks Wailer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wailer can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sarsola working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Sarsola controlling the position easily from mount.
Wailer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola lands with some strikes.
Sarsola scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wailer tries to hold on but Sarsola postures up.
Wailer is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sarsola scoring with strikes but Wailer is staying in there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarsola cracks Wailer with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sarsola throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Sarsola dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Wailer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarsola.
A punch lands to the side of Wailer 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wailer blocks a low kick nicely.
Wailer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wailer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wailer wants to land a leg kick but Sarsola is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sarsola.
Sarsola swings for the body but Wailer moves out of range.
Wailer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarsola.
Sarsola throws a leg kick which misses Wailer's front leg but catches the back leg as Wailer tries to avoid it.
Wailer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarsola scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wailer sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sarsola somewhat.
Wailer looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarsola is just out of range.
Wailer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wailer takes a swing at Sarsola's ribcage but misses.
Sarsola throws a sloppy body shot
and Wailer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wailer is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sarsola rather than just go for the knockout.
Wailer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wailer throws a hook but Sarsola blocks it.
Nice jab there from Sarsola.
Wailer misses with a hook.
Nice shot lands for Sarsola.
Bunny Wailer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wailer lunges at Sarsola with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarsola's hand.
Wailer throws a body punch but Sarsola moves out of range.
Sarsola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wailer.
That kick from Wailer tenderised Sarsola's leg. Sarsola is trying to keep his angry face on.
A clash of legs there as Wailer blocks the low kick.
Sarsola misses with a leg kick
and Wailer counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wailer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarsola is looking to clinch.
No luck for Sarsola with that takedown attempt.
Wailer throws a leg kick but Sarsola moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wailer checks a leg kick.
Sarsola doesn't manage to clinch there - Wailer circles away.
Sarsola connects with a body shot that sends Wailer's belly button to the back.
Wailer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sarsola lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sarsola connects with a solid leg kick.
Wailer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sarsola stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarsola.
Sarsola dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wailer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slow jab from Wailer misses its intended target.
Wailer misses with a low kick.
Sarsola avoids the body shot from Wailer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wailer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Leo Sarsola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wailer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sarsola can pounce on him.
Sarsola lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Wailer enables Sarsola to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Wailer manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sarsola trying to control but Wailer is working from the bottom.
Sarsola throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarsola controls from within his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Sarsola showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sarsola has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Sarsola!