PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Suulas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Datu I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suulas's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hollywood Undead - Undead. The crowd seem to be enjoying I 's choice of entrance music: LmFaO. Tarmo Suulas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Datu I 's chin.

Suulas
vs
I

170 cm
24
155 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

169 cm
22
150 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tarmo Suulas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Datu I !
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
I shoots in looking for a takedown but Suulas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing I 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
I takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
I looks to throw the jab but Suulas is out of range.
Suulas tries to clinch there but I circles away.

Suulas has I up against the cage in a clinch.
Suulas misses with a body punch.
I tries to pull guard but Suulas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Suulas leaning against his opponent.
Suulas lands a body shot.
Suulas lands an uppercut.
Suulas tries a body shot but I blocks it.
Suulas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with I 's elbow.
I blocks a punch to the side of the head.

I decides to pull guard.
I wants to sweep but no luck.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suulas wants to control from the top but I keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
I bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Suulas's guard.
Suulas looking to hit a scissor sweep but I is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
I is looking to work some ground and pound but Suulas has wrist control.
Suulas wants to sweep but no luck.
I scoring with some ground and pound.
Suulas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suulas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Suulas looking to control.
Suulas wants to sweep but no luck.
I has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
I throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suulas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
I throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Suulas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Suulas working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from I .
Suulas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suulas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
I loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Suulas wants to sweep here but I controlling him for the moment.
I in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
I wants to control from the top but Suulas keeps moving.
I won't allow Suulas to get back to his feet.
Suulas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. I manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Suulas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
I is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
I manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Suulas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Suulas's head.
I throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
I thows a huge punch but Suulas dodges it nicely.
I works his way into full mount!
Suulas working to try and regain half guard.
I landing strikes from the mount and Suulas is in trouble!
I landing strikes from the mount and Suulas is in trouble!
Suulas wants to hold on but I pushes him away.
Suulas is trying to escape the mount.
I connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
I is landing with some decent strikes but Suulas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I raining down shots from the mount!
I unloading with bombs!
I lands a nice shot to the head.
I throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
I scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Suulas?

I is working for a guillotine from mount but Suulas frees his head quite easily.
I lands with some strikes.
Suulas working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Suulas tries to hold on but I pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
I prevents Suulas from getting the reversal.
I lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Datu I dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

I misses with a takedown attempt

and Suulas counters by clinching up.
Suulas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from I .
Suulas struggles to land a body shot inside as I controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Suulas.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suulas.
A right hand to the body from Suulas.
Suulas is struggling to control the position.
I fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tarmo Suulas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Datu I .
A right handed body shot lands from Suulas.
Suulas scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
I tries for a takedown but Suulas manages to get underhooks.
Suulas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from I .
I goes for a takedown attempt but Suulas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Suulas closes the distance and clinches.
Suulas lands a shoulder strike.
Suulas gets through I 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suulas lands a body shot in the clinch.
I has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Suulas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Suulas lands a hook that snaps the head of I backwards.
Nice body punch from Suulas - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
I changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Suulas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
I doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Suulas counters by clinching up.
I is breathing heavily.
Suulas lands a right hand.
Suulas scores with a shot to the side of I 's head.
I has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Suulas is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Suulas gets through I 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Suulas lands a hook to the side of the head.

Suulas breaks the clinch.
I shoots for a double leg takedown but Suulas sprawls well. He's pushed I 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Suulas gets a clinch.
Suulas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Suulas misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Suulas creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suulas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
I takes a shot to the head.
Suulas gets underhooks to prevent I 's takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Suulas.
Suulas gets underhooks to prevent I 's takedown attempt.
Suulas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Suulas works on I 's body with a couple of short punches.
I goes for a takedown attempt but Suulas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
I will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
I swats away the attempt to clinch by Suulas.
I loads up on a big right hand but Suulas slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I looks for a takedown but Suulas sprawls well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suulas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Suulas has closed the distance and engaged I in a clinch.
Suulas lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Suulas.
Suulas is leaning against I and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suulas digs a right hand underneath I 's ribcage. I let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Suulas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Suulas. No joy for I on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suulas lands an overhand right.

I tries to keep at a distance but Suulas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suulas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tarmo Suulas dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Suulas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
I throws a shot from downtown. Suulas moves away and avoids it.
I gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Suulas counters with a nice uppercut.
Tarmo Suulas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suulas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suulas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
I misses with a takedown
and Suulas counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suulas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suulas slips a jab from I .
I shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Suulas defends it nicely.
Tarmo Suulas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Datu I .

That's one minute gone in the round.
I keeps the fight on the outside.

Suulas closes the distance and clinches.

I manages to pull guard.
Suulas controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Suulas decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Suulas scores with a jab. I acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Suulas scores with a nice strike.
I swats away the attempt to clinch by Suulas.
I shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suulas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
I misses with a double jab
and Suulas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A clash of legs there as Suulas blocks the low kick.

Suulas rushes I and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Suulas - that landed with a thud.
I takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Suulas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt I or not.
Suulas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Suulas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suulas lands a hook that snaps the head of I backwards.
The referee calls for Suulas to work.
I looking for a takedown.
A short right from Suulas on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suulas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for I with that takedown attempt.
Suulas avoids the body shot from I .
I has a takedown stuffed.
Datu I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Suulas rushes I and presses him up against the cage.
Suulas has I pushed against the cage.

Suulas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
I misses with a straight right.

Suulas has closed the distance and engaged I in a clinch.
I drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Suulas gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suulas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Suulas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Suulas scores with a nice short uppercut.
I looking for a takedown.
Suulas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suulas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Suulas lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suulas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

I is rocked!
I drops down looking for an ankle pick but Suulas pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tarmo Suulas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Suulas 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tarmo Suulas!