PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Jutila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sad Sak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sad Sak is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Jutila
vs
Sak

198 cm
21
218 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

205 cm
21
217 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timo Jutila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sad Sak!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sak defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jutila.
Sak just misses with a punch to the body.
Jutila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jutila tries to clinch but Sak is having none of it.
Sak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jutila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sak.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jutila misses with an elbow strike.
Sak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jutila walks away with a smile on his face. Sak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jutila throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sak.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jutila. That's going to slow Sak down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila thows a body shot but no joy.
Sak has a takedown stuffed.
Sak thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Sak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jutila counters with a body kick that stops Sak in his tracks momentarily.
Timo Jutila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sad Sak.

Jutila gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jutila creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sak's defenses.
Sak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jutila throws an elbow but it misses.
Jutila gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jutila tries a body shot but Sak blocks it.
Sak wants to take the fight to the mat but Jutila manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Sak gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jutila tries to get to full guard but Sak has control of the leg.
Sak trying to pass the guard but Jutila defending well.
Sak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jutila wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jutila pushes Sak off looking to stand but Sak dives back in and keeps control.
Jutila wants to get back to full guard.
Sak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sak thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jutila's head.
Jutila looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Jutila slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jutila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jutila is looking to stand up but Sak isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sak is looking to work some ground and pound but Jutila has wrist control.
Sak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jutila keeping moving, preventing Sak from controlling successfully.
Jutila wants to sweep but no luck.
Sak working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jutila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jutila wants to stand and escape but Sak is having none of it.
Jutila keeping full guard, as Sak tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Jutila dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sak throws a sloppy head kick and Jutila moves out of range easily.
A big left from Sak misses.
A cross from Jutila lands.
Sak moves out of range as Jutila throws a body kick.
Sak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sak keeps the fight on the outside.
Sad Sak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sak throws a jab but it's blocked by Jutila.
Sak chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jutila can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sak shoots in but Jutila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jutila throws a chopping leg kick but Sak manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jutila wants to clinch up but Sak keeps it at a distance.
Sak misses with a double jab.
Jutila lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Jutila finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jutila scores with a jab.
Jutila moves out of range of the body kick from Sak.

Sak shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jutila is trying to defend but Sak finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jutila is concentrating on defense, preventing Sak from advancing position.
Sak throwing shots but Jutila is blocking nicely.
Jutila is trying to maintain the position but Sak is very close to passing his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jutila is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sak thows a huge punch but Jutila dodges it nicely.
Jutila is looking to improve his position.
Jutila is working hard here to advance position.
Sad Sak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sak wants to pass the guard but Jutila is defending well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jutila is staying active underneath Sak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jutila has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sak is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Sak blocks the leg kick.
Jutila throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sak.
Sak throws a sloppy head kick
and Jutila counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sak misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Sak.
Sak throws a hook but Jutila blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Jutila dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sak looks to throw the jab but Jutila is out of range.
Jutila tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Sak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jutila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sak.
Sak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jutila.
Sak gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jutila finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sak on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jutila counters with a leg kick.
Timo Jutila is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jutila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Sak closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jutila did well to prevent Sak getting side control.
Jutila moves into full guard.
Jutila wants to stand and escape but Sak is having none of it.
Jutila avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Jutila pushes Sak off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sak throws a shot from downtown. Jutila moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sak throws a series of punches but Jutila moves out of range.
Jutila tries to clinch there but Sak circles away.
Sak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Timo Jutila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sak throws a leg kick

and Jutila counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Jutila looking to stall.
Jutila can't find room to land a body shot as Sak controls the action.
Sak takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sak as Jutila tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jutila lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sak avoids a wild elbow strike from Jutila.

Sak has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jutila regains guard immediately.
Sak wants to control from the top but Jutila keeps moving.
Sak throws a big elbow that misses.
Sak prevents Jutila from getting back to his feet.
Jutila is adopting a defensive guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Jutila preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sak stops Jutila from standing up.
Jutila looking for a sweep. Not yet Jutila, not yet.
Sak lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sak trying to control but Jutila is working from the bottom.
Sak postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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.
Jutila wants to stand but Sak is controlling the position.
Sak trying to control but Jutila is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Jutila showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jutila, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight for Timo Jutila!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Timo Jutila!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Timo Jutila!

Timo Jutila wins by unanimous decision!