PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raimo Posti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anti Satosari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Satosari has chosen Primo Victoria as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Posti
vs
Satosari

188 cm
28
200 lbs
13 - 5 - 1

188 cm
30
197 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Gilop®

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 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raimo Posti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anti Satosari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Satosari.
Posti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Satosari tries to work over Posti's front leg with a kick but Posti checks it.

Posti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Posti lands a decent elbow from side control.
Satosari is not content to let Posti control the position.
Posti is chipping away with strikes.
Posti working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satosari regains half guard, as Posti was trying to land strikes.
Posti drops an elbow to the side of Satosari's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Posti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Posti 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.
Satosari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Posti.
Posti not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satosari tries to get to full guard but Posti has control of the leg.
Satosari avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Posti.
Posti slips a nice elbow through Satosari's hands, connecting with Satosari's forehead.
Posti misses with a head shot. Satosari uses the momentum to regain guard.
Satosari working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Posti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Satosari trying to keep a closed guard but Posti is proving a slippery customer.
Satosari is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Posti wants to pass the guard but Satosari is keeping the position.

Anti Satosari has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Satosari lets loose with a powerful body kick. Posti will feel that in the morning.
Anti Satosari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Satosari gets a clinch.
Satosari lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Raimo Posti has been cut.

Posti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Satosari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Satosari throws a series of punches but Posti moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Satosari clinches.
A short uppercut from Posti.
A nice left hand lands by Posti.
Posti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Posti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Posti tries to throw a body punch but Satosari avoids it by throwing Posti back against the cage.
Satosari lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satosari tries to land knees in the clinch but Posti avoids the damage to the body.
Satosari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Posti avoiding damage as Satosari throws knees to the body.

Posti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Posti lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raimo Posti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raimo Posti'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.

Posti connects with a crisp jab.

Satosari drives through and clinches with Posti against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Satosari just misses with a elbow thrown towards Posti's brow.
Satosari misses with an elbow over the top.
Satosari scores a nice knee to the body.
Satosari tries to land knees in the clinch but Posti avoids the damage to the body.
Posti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satosari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Posti tries to work over Satosari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Posti jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Satosari walks away with a smile on his face. Posti gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Satosari keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Posti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satosari moves away.

Satosari drives through and clinches with Posti against the cage.
Satosari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Posti.
Satosari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Posti is trying to pull guard but Satosari turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satosari keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Posti's efforts to push away.
Posti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Posti has a couple of punches blocked by Satosari.

Posti pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Posti wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Raimo Posti wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Posti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Posti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Satosari moves away.
A good leg kick by Satosari.
Anti Satosari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Posti looks to land a left hand but Satosari moved out of range nicely.
Satosari connects with a looping right hand.
Posti throws a lazy right hand but Satosari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Posti misses with a lunging right hand
and Satosari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Satosari forces Posti back against the cage and clinches.
Posti drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Satosari gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raimo Posti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Satosari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Satosari throws an elbow but it misses.
Posti swings wildly with an uppercut but Satosari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Posti is trying to break the clinch but Satosari has him pressed against the cage.

Posti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Posti cracks the inside of Satosari's front leg.
Satosari thumps Posti with a low kick.
Satosari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Posti dips to his left and cracks Satosari with an uppercut!
Satosari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Posti throws out the jab.
Satosari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Posti.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Posti misses with a hook. Satosari ducked under it nicely.

Posti closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Satosari's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Satosari avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Posti throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Satosari works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Posti accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Satosari has his hands on Posti's head, controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Posti wants to control from the top but Satosari keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Raimo Posti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raimo Posti'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Satosari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Posti misses with an uppercut.
Posti lands with an overhand left.
Satosari staying out of range there.
Posti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Satosari counters with a head kick.
Raimo Posti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Posti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Posti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Satosari is avoiding damage well.
Posti taking a breather here.
Posti fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satosari regains half guard, as Posti was trying to land strikes.
Posti looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Posti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Satosari's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Posti seems content to control.
Posti lands with a punch from half guard.
Posti is looking to take a break and control but Satosari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Posti thows a huge punch but Satosari dodges it nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Raimo Posti wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Satosari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Anti Satosari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Posti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Posti tries to bum rush Satosari with a series of wild strikes but Satosari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Satosari takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Posti throws a lazy right hand but Satosari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Posti thows a body shot but no joy.
Posti takes a swing at Satosari's ribcage but misses.
Satosari staying out of range there.

Satosari closes the distance and pushes Posti back into the cage.
Posti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Satosari throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Posti.
Satosari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Posti backwards.
Raimo Posti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Posti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Posti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Posti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satosari presses Posti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Satosari throws an elbow that misses.
Posti misses with a punch to the body.
Posti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Posti jumps guard and drags Satosari to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Posti working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Satosari doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Satosari manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Posti manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satosari throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Posti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Posti, 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Posti!
Raimo Posti managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Katukauppa.com, into his post fight interview.