PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akseli Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suokuokka comes to the cage accompanied by The Bags - Cavemen Rejoice. Janos has chosen Predator Theme as his entrance music. Akseli Suokuokka is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Suokuokka
vs
Janos

189 cm
23
255 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

195 cm
23
255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Akseli Suokuokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Janos!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Suokuokka tries to keep at a distance but Janos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Janos slowing the pace effectively.
Janos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suokuokka avoids it.
Suokuokka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Suokuokka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Janos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Suokuokka's brow.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos slowing the pace effectively.
Suokuokka jumps guard but Janos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Janos tries to land a knee to the head but Suokuokka blocks with his arms.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Janos trying to stall but Suokuokka improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.

Suokuokka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janos is looking to clinch but Suokuokka is avoiding it.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suokuokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janos tries to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Suokuokka circles away.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janos tries to clinch up but Suokuokka circles away and keeps his distance.
Jim Janos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suokuokka throws a series of punches but Janos moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Suokuokka.
Suokuokka throws a hook but Janos avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Suokuokka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch but Suokuokka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Janos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Janos pushes off an throws an elbow but Suokuokka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Suokuokka - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suokuokka avoids a wild elbow strike from Janos.
Janos gets underhooks to prevent Suokuokka's takedown attempt.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Janos lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Janos.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Janos lands an elbow inside that Suokuokka shrugs off.

It looks like Akseli Suokuokka has been cut.
Janos missing with knees to the body.
Janos avoiding damage.
Janos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Suokuokka is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos lands a nice elbow.
Janos missing with knees to the body.

Suokuokka breaks from the clinch.

Janos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Suokuokka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Suokuokka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Janos.
Janos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Janos pushes off an throws an elbow but Suokuokka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Janos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Janos lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Suokuokka is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Janos to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akseli Suokuokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suokuokka is defending well for now.
Suokuokka blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice elbow from Janos.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suokuokka is defending well for now.
Suokuokka swings wildly with an uppercut but Janos uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Janos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Akseli Suokuokka'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.

Janos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Suokuokka counters with a three punch combo that has Janos backing up. Janos nods at Suokuokka to acknowledge the strikes.
Suokuokka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Janos tries to clinch there but Suokuokka circles away.
Akseli Suokuokka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Janos moves in looking to clinch but Suokuokka pushes him off.
Janos tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janos tries to clinch but Suokuokka is having none of it.
Suokuokka works Janos's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Suokuokka closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Janos's guard.
Janos working a defensive guard here.
Janos is adopting a defensive guard.
Janos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Suokuokka is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos trying to control the position.
Janos can't keep his opponent in guard - Suokuokka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nice strikes from Suokuokka there.
Janos tries to roll over but Suokuokka keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Janos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos has momentary wrist control but Suokuokka slips an elbow through the middle.
Janos trying to keep a closed guard but Suokuokka is proving a slippery customer.
Suokuokka throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Janos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Suokuokka trying to control the position from guard on top but Janos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suokuokka in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Janos looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Suokuokka puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janos wants to control but Suokuokka is keeping busy.

Suokuokka is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka wants to control but Janos is keeping him busy.
Janos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Suokuokka is thwarting Janos's attempts to control the position.

Suokuokka is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Janos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Suokuokka.

Suokuokka wants to work for an arm triangle but Janos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janos gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Janos is on top in guard.
Janos trying to move into half guard but instead Suokuokka has managed to sweep!

Suokuokka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Suokuokka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Janos wants to sweep but no luck.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suokuokka trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Janos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Suokuokka manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akseli Suokuokka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Akseli Suokuokka'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!

Suokuokka swats away the attempt to clinch by Janos.
Janos tries to clinch but Suokuokka moves out of range.
Janos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a stiff right hand.
Janos moves in looking to clinch but Suokuokka pushes him off.
A slow jab from Suokuokka misses its intended target.
Janos doesn't manage to clinch there - Suokuokka circles away.
Jim Janos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Janos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suokuokka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Janos tries to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Janos wants to clinch.
A left and a right from Suokuokka both land. Nice combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Janos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Suokuokka just misses with a punch to the body.

Janos clinches up with Suokuokka and pushes him back against the cage.
Janos tries to land knees in the clinch but Suokuokka avoids the damage to the body.
Janos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suokuokka is defending well for now.
Suokuokka avoiding damage as Janos throws knees to the body.
Janos leaning his opponent against the cage.
Janos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Suokuokka tries to break free but Janos pushes him back against the cage.
Janos missing with knees to the body.
Janos working Suokuokka over with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Janos.
Janos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suokuokka's defenses.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Janos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Janos prevents Suokuokka from breaking the clinch.
Janos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Suokuokka.
Janos scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos lands a good knee to the midsection. Suokuokka won't want to take too many of those.
Suokuokka tries to pull guard but Janos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Janos.
Janos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Suokuokka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Janos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suokuokka has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Janos lands a damaging elbow.
Janos trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Janos.
Suokuokka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Janos misses with a knee to the head.
Janos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Suokuokka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Janos moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suokuokka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Janos obliges.
Janos using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Janos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Janos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Janos!
Our winner, Jim Janos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.