PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergi Lutsenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mono - 16.12. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Sarsola
vs
Lutsenko

180 cm
26
197 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

192 cm
29
193 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

CEC Nutrition Q159

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergi Lutsenko!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutsenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lutsenko tries to clinch up.
Lutsenko misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lutsenko.
Lutsenko misses with a body shot.
Sarsola lands a jab to Lutsenko's midsection.
Lutsenko misses with the combination.
Lutsenko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Sarsola closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sarsola wants to control but Lutsenko is keeping him busy.

Sarsola is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lutsenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lutsenko wants to get back to his feet but Sarsola drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola working the strikes but Lutsenko uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lutsenko is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sarsola not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sarsola throwing shots but Lutsenko is blocking nicely.
Sarsola prevents Lutsenko from improving his position.

Sarsola is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lutsenko defends it well.
Sarsola trying to control the action but Lutsenko is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola throwing shots but Lutsenko is blocking nicely.
Lutsenko slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sarsola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sarsola not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sarsola wants to control from the top but Lutsenko keeps moving.
Sarsola missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sarsola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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 with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sarsola content to stall in guard here.
Lutsenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sarsola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sarsola content to stall in guard here.
Sarsola pushes down on Lutsenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko is looking to improve his position.
Sarsola looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lutsenko trying to get back to full guard but Sarsola takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lutsenko can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Sarsola goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lutsenko is on top in guard.
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!
Lutsenko trying to control but Sarsola is working from the bottom.
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.

Lutsenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarsola.
Lutsenko checks a leg kick nicely.
Sarsola misses with a body punch
letting Lutsenko counter with a right hand.

Sarsola shoots in and gets a takedown into Lutsenko's guard.

Lutsenko is looking for a triangle but Sarsola pushes his legs off easily.
Lutsenko wants to sweep but no luck.
Sarsola trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutsenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lutsenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sarsola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lutsenko being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola advances to half guard.
Sarsola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lutsenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sarsola.
Lutsenko is staying active underneath Sarsola, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lutsenko pushes Sarsola off looking to stand but Sarsola dives back in and keeps control.

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

Lutsenko looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola stops Lutsenko from getting back to his feet.

Sarsola seems to be working for a kimura but Lutsenko defends the submission attempt.
Lutsenko regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola scoring with some ground and pound.
Sarsola in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sarsola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Lutsenko looking for a guillotine here but Sarsola defends easily.
Lutsenko keeping moving, preventing Sarsola from controlling successfully.
Sarsola won't allow Lutsenko to sweep him here.
Sarsola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sarsola wants to free his trapped foot but Lutsenko is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sarsola trying to control from half guard but Lutsenko is working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarsola throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Lutsenko looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lutsenko trying to control but Sarsola postures up.
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!

Sarsola looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sarsola misses with a hook to the body
and Lutsenko counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sarsola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarsola with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sarsola tried to score with a low kick but Lutsenko checks it.
Lutsenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lutsenko is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lutsenko blocks a jab.
Sarsola throws a leg kick but Lutsenko moved away.
Lutsenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sarsola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lutsenko checks it well.
Lutsenko with a nice cross.
Sarsola stuns Lutsenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarsola misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lutsenko.
Lutsenko moves away from the strike by Sarsola.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lutsenko.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sarsola. That's going to slow Lutsenko down.
Sergi Lutsenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sarsola thows a body shot but no joy.
Sarsola throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sarsola.
Lutsenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Sarsola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sarsola looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sarsola tries to score with a low kick but Lutsenko moves his leg out of the way.

Sarsola throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lutsenko tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sarsola is in Lutsenko's guard.
Lutsenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sarsola's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sarsola's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutsenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sarsola working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sergi Lutsenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarsola postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sarsola sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Lutsenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sarsola lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lutsenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sarsola doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sarsola manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lutsenko thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sarsola trying to control but Lutsenko is working from the bottom.
Lutsenko trying to control the position.
Leo Sarsola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sarsola is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sarsola lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sarsola is one step ahead there.
Sarsola throwing strikes from guard but Lutsenko blocks nicely.
Leo Sarsola is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Lutsenko isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sarsola stacks Lutsenko on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sarsola!
Lutsenko tries to bench press Sarsola off him but Sarsola keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sarsola is looking to take a break and control but Lutsenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Sarsola!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Leo Sarsola made sure he mentioned Perkele!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.