PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Einhorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artturi Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Einhorn
vs
Soturi

182 cm
22
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
184 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

MMA's Best Nutrition
White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fran Einhorn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Artturi Soturi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einhorn is looking to clinch.
Einhorn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Soturi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Einhorn to the mat! Einhorn manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soturi controlling from the top position.
Einhorn has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Soturi has passed into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Einhorn is trying to improve his position.

Soturi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Einhorn has escaped the position, nice work there.

Einhorn sneaks out the side door and pushes Soturi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Einhorn throws a head kick but Soturi moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einhorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Einhorn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Soturi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Einhorn's head.
Einhorn lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Artturi Soturi has been cut.

Soturi scores a takedown into full mount!
Soturi tries to control but Einhorn wriggling away.
Soturi looking to control and managing it successfully.

Soturi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Einhorn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Einhorn wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einhorn is trying to escape the mount.
You get the feeling that Einhorn really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Soturi wants to take Einhorn's back but he can't do it this time.
Einhorn bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Einhorn wants to pass the guard but Soturi is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Einhorn wants to control from the top but Soturi keeps moving.
Einhorn postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Soturi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Einhorn would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Einhorn moves forwards but Soturi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Einhorn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Einhorn throws a nice head kick!
Einhorn moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Einhorn.
Einhorn takes one on the button.
Einhorn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Einhorn is breathing heavily.
Einhorn moves away from the strike by Soturi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fran Einhorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Artturi Soturi'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.

Einhorn throws a head kick but Soturi moves out of range.
Einhorn connects with a high kick.
Soturi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Einhorn tries to avoid it but Soturi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Einhorn to the ground. Einhorn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Einhorn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Soturi dips to his left and cracks Einhorn with an uppercut!
Einhorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Soturi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Einhorn.

Soturi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Soturi is looking for a kimura but Einhorn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Soturi to get the leverage.
Soturi prevents Einhorn from standing back up.
Einhorn is trying to control but can't.
Einhorn tries to roll over but Soturi keeps him under control.
Soturi wants to control but Einhorn is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Einhorn is trying to stand back up but Soturi is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Einhorn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Soturi preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Soturi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Einhorn's head.

Soturi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Still in half guard, Soturi seems content to control.

Soturi is looking for a kimura here.
Einhorn trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einhorn is trying to stand up here but Soturi is controlling him well.
Soturi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Soturi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Soturi is working for a kimura but Einhorn is defending it quite comfortably.
Einhorn wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Einhorn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Einhorn throws a head kick that misses.
Fran Einhorn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soturi scores with a punch to the head.
Fran Einhorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soturi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Einhorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Einhorn throws a head kick but Soturi moves out of range.

Soturi shoots in and bounces Einhorn off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Soturi trying to control the position from guard on top but Einhorn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soturi advances position into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Artturi Soturi!
Artturi Soturi is the new middleweight champion!